Sailing.....

Sailing Sailing,
Over the Bounding Main
Where many a stormy wind shall blow
'Ere Admiral come home again.

It was written in 1880 by Godfrey Marks, a pseudonym of British organist and composer James Frederick Swift (1847–1931).

I know she's looking for a few strong mancats to share in the treasures and pieces of eight. 

A Message From the Bridge

Kitties and pawrents, a dear Twitter furriend's momma composed this beautiful piece.  Her name is Ingrid Trinka and she composed this in 2012.  So many of our furriends have joined me in the past several days and I know how their families grieve and hurt.  Perhaps this might help.  Sending them and you love.

a message from the Bridge

I would know your voice
if I slept a thousand years ....
the sound of it would wrestle down
the greatest of my fears

I would know your voice
over waterfalls of pain
I would travel days on end
to see you once again

But I have crossed
and you are left
to wait for that bright day
when I see you coming home ...
we'll run, we'll sit .. we'll play

It will seem like seconds passed
since last you hugged me tight
Sleep sweet, my master
I will wait.
Sleep sweet in Rainbow's light.

by ingrid trinka, 2012

I so Pretties!

Here I was playing with a toy that my favorite brofur gave me for Christmas.  See my arm?  There was a mousie that spun around and around when I activated it by being near.  I loved that thing.

Here I am with my then brand new catnip quilt made my Ms Stella O'Houligan's mommy. I LOVED that thing.  I was playing with it and loving the catnip that I could smell. This has always been my most favorite thing to lay on and I laid on it each and every day.   I was nestled gently in it like a baby when I flew away to the Bridge.  Mommy has it folded and put away forever now.  She can't look at it now, and it is carefully put away but she can enjoy Katie's, also made by Ms Stella O'Houligan's mommy.  

 Here I was spinning and playing.

We have happy loving memories.  XXOO Love to all my furriends.  Look for my star twinkling in the sky.

One Year Ago

Mom Here:

One year ago today my little girl Bianca, aka Admiral flew away to the Rainbow Bridge and joined her furriends who were waiting for her and the ones who came before her.  Hopping John, Katy,  Jack, Ex-Calibur, Blackie, Smokey, and certainly Robin, the cat matriarch of the family.

When she, Admiral, flew away she took my heart with her.  To this minute I still tear up if I look at her things that I laid away.  Her sweet catnip quilt that Ms Stella's mommy made.  She was wrapped in it and held closely by me when she departed and that with some beautiful cream furs and some gray ones and chocolate ones and some curly whiskers too are in a clear bag together with her footie print.  I can't bear to look at them yet but her ashes are on the dresser in my room where she roosted many times.  I always greet her with a good morning and so does Katie, Kathryn Isabella who was chosen for me.  You may remember that sweet story.  Katie sits up there too, next to Admiral's cask.

I wanted to commemorate the one year anniversary.  I wondered if I would have eyes left in my head I cried so much but you furriends all came together as you always do, and supported me.  I am forever grateful for the care, loves and support from you, mine and her furriends.  And now Katie too has your care, love and furriendship.

We are grateful.  Thank you all for the way you reached out that sad woebegone day.  I won't forget it.

Mine-- Admiral, and Nik's Anniversary.

I whispered to Mom to post this for me.  It will be one year since Nikita and I got married.  I am proud of him and I wanted to commemorate the occasion for us.   His mom made this picture for us.  Those are his and my paws on our day of marriage.  Our love lasts forever.